2002 FIFA World Cup matches
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 17th edition of the FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan and featuring national teams competing for the world championship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2002 FIFA World Cup matches canonical | 3 |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup group stage matches | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6610646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2002 FIFA World Cup matches Context triple: [Markus Merk, refereedMatch, 2002 FIFA World Cup matches]
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A.
FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 matches
The FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 matches were part of an international football tournament held in Germany that served as a preparatory competition for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
2014 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2014 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament held in Brazil featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
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C.
2018 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were the official football games played during the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Russia and featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
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D.
2002 FIFA World Cup Final
The 2002 FIFA World Cup Final was the championship match of the 2002 World Cup in which Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 to win their fifth world title.
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E.
2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match
The 2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match was a high-stakes knockout game in the tournament’s final eight, featuring national teams competing for a place in the semi-finals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2002 FIFA World Cup matches Target entity description: The 2002 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 17th edition of the FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan and featuring national teams competing for the world championship.
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A.
FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 matches
The FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 matches were part of an international football tournament held in Germany that served as a preparatory competition for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
2014 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2014 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament held in Brazil featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
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C.
2018 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were the official football games played during the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Russia and featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
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D.
2002 FIFA World Cup Final
The 2002 FIFA World Cup Final was the championship match of the 2002 World Cup in which Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 to win their fifth world title.
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E.
2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match
The 2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match was a high-stakes knockout game in the tournament’s final eight, featuring national teams competing for a place in the semi-finals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football match collection
ⓘ
sports event series ⓘ |
| ballUsed | Adidas Fevernova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
internet
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| category | FIFA World Cup matches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTeam | Brazil national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coHosted | true ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2002-06-30 ⓘ |
| finalMatch | Brazil vs Germany ⓘ |
| finalMatchLocation | Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStadium | International Stadium Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceTeam | South Korea national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageStructure | 8 groups of 4 teams ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knockoutRounds |
Round of 16
ⓘ
final ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ third place play-off ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2006 FIFA World Cup matches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMatch |
South Korea vs Italy round of 16
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea vs Spain quarter-final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUpset | Senegal defeated defending champions France 1–0 in opening match ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 64 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| openingMatch | France vs Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchLocation | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | FIFA ⓘ |
| partOf | 2002 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1998 FIFA World Cup matches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationRequirement | national teams qualified through continental qualifiers ⓘ |
| runnerUpTeam | Germany national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startDate | 2002-05-31 ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceTeam | Turkey national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+9 ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | group stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
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Subject: 2002 FIFA World Cup matches Description of subject: The 2002 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 17th edition of the FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan and featuring national teams competing for the world championship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ōita
this entity surface form:
2002 FIFA World Cup group stage matches